<p>Every year the&nbsp;Earth passes through the dust and debris <span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Comet Swift-Tuttle</span> leaves behind,&nbsp;creating the annual Perseid meteor shower.</p>

<p>As Earth moves through this cloud, the particles fall into our atmosphere creating spectacular streaks of light as they burn up.</p>

<p>This shower is named after the constellation Perseus, as&nbsp;the meteors appear to come from this point&nbsp;in the sky.</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">This year&#39;s shower is going to be spectacular, according to&nbsp;NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke who says that&nbsp;&quot;instead of seeing about 80 Perseids per hour, the rate could top 150 and even approach 200 meteors per hour&quot;.</span></p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">The shower appears&nbsp;to radiate from the Perseus constellation;&nbsp;look to the north east&nbsp;after midnight to 4am.</span></p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"><img alt="Perseid shower" src="http://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/08/12/18/29187-96omod.JPG" style="width: 564px; height: 332px;" /></span></p>

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